20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
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A ship sent to investigate a wave of mysterious sinkings encounters the advanced submarine, the Nautilus, commanded by Captain Nemo.
- Director
- Richard Fleischer
- Signature
- Wonder · Craft · Action
- Worldwide
- $28M
Who's in it
Cast
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A ship sent to investigate a wave of mysterious sinkings encounters the advanced submarine, the Nautilus, commanded by Captain Nemo.
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The record
Awards
3 wins · 1 nomination
Academy Awards
2 wins · 1 nomination
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Art Direction, Color
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Film Editing
National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
1 win
- WinnerNational Board of Review: Top Ten Films
The numbers
Box Office & Release
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea returned 5.6× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $5M
- Opening weekend
- —
- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $28M
- Release date
- Dec 23, 1954
- Runtime
- 2h 7m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States of America
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